Here are some Preakness picks…what’s yours?

BALTIMORE — I asked some of the local media people who they liked in the Preakness Stakes. Heree is a sample. Feel free to give me your take on the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Jessica Layton, Channel 13 Reporter/Anchor: “My pick is Pleasant Prince. Once again, I have no real stats to back up my choice. But the name jumps out at me. And that usually works out pretty well at Saratoga.”

Ed O’Brien, Channel 6 anchor: “Nobody in this race blows me away, and we’re not at Churchill this time. So lets go for a price. Schoolyard Dreams is well rested, and has already finished ahead of Super Saver (in the Tampa Bay Derby). Plus he gets another jockey change, this time to Coa. I find 15-1 a lot more appearing than even money. I’ll use him in exactas and triples with Dublin, Pleasant Prince, and Paddy O’Prado.”

Ann Hughes, Channel 23 Anchor: “Paddy O’Prado is my Preakness pick. I like the alliteration. It’s perfect! And I like Desormeaux’s familiarity with Pimlico.”

Jamie Seh, Channel 10 Sports Anchor/Reporter: This is a tough one to pick but, it seems to me that the Preakness is usually won by the best horse in the field (Rachel, Big Brown, Curlin, etc.) and doesn’t have the crazy intangibles of the Derby….so I’m going with Lookin at Lucky,. The jockey switch is eyebrow-raising but there’s got to be a reason why he was the Derby favorite two weeks ago.

Hank Domin, TU Sports Editor: “Lookin at Lucky is my pick. This time, he drew a much better post, the lucky (or unlucky?) No. 7. Look for the well-rested Schoolyard Dreams and Derby third-place finisher Paddy O’Prado to complete the trifecta. Sorry, Mr. Pletcher, but no Triple Crown this year.”

Andrew Catalon, Channel 13 Sports Reorter/Anchor: “While I believe Super Saver will win, I am not one to pick the chalk. So, I’m going back to my Derby pick, Dublin. Garrett Gomez takes the mount with something to prove.”

Adam Ostrowski, Channel 10 Sports Producer “”Going with Jackson Bend. The colt put up some good numbers against tough competition in Eskendereya and Winslow Homer, and Mr. Zito is long overdue for a second Preakness victory. Taking Paddy O’Prado to place, a nod to my Irish grandmother who loved theb grey horses.”